Potential japan trip
Any comments / suggestions / concerns would be appreciated
* 13 September
- Arrive Osaka 8.30pm
- catch train to Osaka
- Settle into hotel
* 14 September
- see festival - Kishiwada Danjiri Festival, September 14 and 15: It's a festival during which a group of people with youthful spirits drag the Dangiri Floats across the city of Osaka watched by enthusiastic people.
- visit Osaka Castle
- visit Minami (shopping / nightlife)
- visit Ebisu bashi bridge for sunset
- watch baseball match – Osaka Hanshin tigers v Hiroshima Carp (6pm)
* 15 September
- via train, then bus, leave Osaka for Koyasan
Koyasan is an approximately 90 minute train journey from Osaka Namba Station by Nankai Koya Line to Gokurakubashi Station and then cable car to Koyasan.
- hike, stay in temple
* 16 September
- stay another night in koyasan
- hike around Mt koya, stay in temple
* 17 September
- leave in morning – bus, then bus, train back to Osaka – continue on to Himeji
- Via train, visit Himeji Castle
- afternoon – via train, head to and stay in Hiroshima
* 18 September
- Hiroshima
- visit A bomb Peace Park
- travel to Miyajima island by ferry
* 19 September
- stay in Miyajima island
* 20 September
- return to Hiroshima, catch train to Kyoto
* 21 September
- Kyoto
Central Kyoto
* 22 September
- Kyoto
* 23 September
- leave kyoto by train and go to Nara
Miyakoji rapid trains (kaisoku) operate every 30 minutes between Kyoto Station and JR Nara Station. The one way trip takes 45 minutes and costs 690 Yen. The Japan Rail Pass is valid on these trains.
* 24 September
- leave Nara, catch train to Nagoya and then Takayama
From Nagoya, JR Hida limited express train to Takayama (140 minutes, one train per hour).
* 25 September
Bus from Takayama to Kamikochi
By direct bus (75 minutes, 2000 Yen, operating from mid April through October):
Kamikochi-Takayama
* 26 September
- Hiking in Kamicochi
* 27 September
- from Kamicochi, go to Matsumoto
Matsumoto is most famous for Matsumotojo, one of Japan's most beautiful original castles. The city is also a good base for trips into the Japanese Alps, e.g. to Kamikochi.
* 28 September
- leave Matsumoto by train, and head in to Tokyo
- leave straight away for fuiji Five Lakes
* 29 September
- climb mount fuiji
Some mountain huts open a few days before the start of the official climbing season and/or remain opened until around mid September. While there is usually no or only little snow on Mount Fuji until October, temperatures at the summit can drop to far below zero in the shoulder seasons. Only experienced hikers with a strong urge to avoid the crowds, should consider the ascent in late June or September.
- onsen
* 30 September
- Kusatsu onsen (famous onsen town 2 hours from Tokyo)
- stay in kusatsu
* 1 October
- leave kusatsu, head for by train Tokyo
- imperial palace
- shinjuku, shibuya, rappongi
* 2 October
- Tokyo
- maybe Yokohama for jazz festival
* 3 October (fri)
- Tokyo
- vist Tokyo Dome – ride the mighty dolphin
- go to club like Ageha or Womb
* 4 October (sat)
- Tokyo
- Football FC Tokyo v Shimizu S Pulse – Ajinomoto Stadium (3pm)
- meet old softball team mates
* 5 October (sun)
- Tokyo
- visit Harajuku
* 6 October
- Leave Tokyo in morning
- Leave bags in locker
- Osaka – depart 8pm